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� May. 13, 2007 - Crowd Them Out
Wow! Whoever would have thought that a lawn guy could be so inspirational and encourage deep thinking about parenting!
This is part 2 in my sharing of wisdom about lawns that the Spirit led me to apply to parenting.
Rick, the lawn guy, was talking about how weeds grow in your yard. If your grass is not healthy, it will not dominate the lawn, filling every square inch of space. Instead, there will be left little empty patches with no grass growing at all.
The problem with these empty spaces is that they encourage the growth of weeds. The bare spots, no matter how tiny they are, will lead to the growth of undesirable plant species. Eventually, if left unchecked, the growth pattern will reverse and the undesirable plants will begin to crowd out the good, desired grass species.
The solution: We need to overseed our lawn. Even though it appears to the naked eye to be filled with desirable grasses, we must plant even more seeds along with the grass that is that already there to completely fill every square inch with the desirable grasses to guard against the lawn being overwhelmed by undesirable plants (otherwise known as WEEDS).
It is easier to keep the weeds from growing than to have to kill weeds once they have taken hold.
It struck me in listening to this explanation that we need to treat the training and nurturing of our children similarly. In order to "bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord" (Ephesians 6:4), I need to plant many, many seeds of Scriptural truth in my little one's hearts to crowd out undesirable character traits and beliefs before they are become dominant.
Every time I set a godly example in a difficult circumstance, sing a hymn or share a Scripture verse with my children, I am planting the beginnings of strong plants that will dominate their hearts and souls and crowd out the endless negative chatter that seeks to become dominate instead.
These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. (Deuteronomy 6:6 NIV)-emphasis mine
Dear Lord, it is my prayer today that I may remember always to be diligent in planting seedlings of Your Word in my children. Even when it seems that task of impressing Your Word on them is small and meaningless or perhaps inconvenient, please keep me true to my desire to raise godly children for You. In Jesus name I pray, Amen. |
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